I always thought love was meant for picket fences and lawns
A place where residence is key and the key locks
But I’ve had that love, found myself lost inside of it
My mom always said, your nature is nurture
build a house and fill it
with a wife and kids
I built a house too strong for the light to shine through
Where the key rusted and fell
Cracked open the door
Let a new light in
On the night we broke up
We danced together
Not a slow dance
No, we dance partied
Not because we were happy
but because we were so filled with love
We are shapeshifters transforming to the rhythm of time
A scrabble game no one else can figure out
Mom says you will find it again
But what if that's not the love I want?
I don’t want to follow the lines everyone draws for me in their heads
I’ve spent enough time trying to balance between them
My line is more of a zig-zag
My love more like the sun
With a gravitational pull that can hold many hands
Keeping planets warm as they orbit around me
I always thought love was found and love was lost
with the slightest creak of the door
But that creek is not an exit
It is an entrance to the heart
a new relationship, none the same
Same in place
We grew up, broke up, but didn’t fall apart
I call you and tell you about a girl I’ve met
I text you to say I love you
I can spend hours talking to you about the meaning of the stars
I will hold you in the night if you need me to
I also let others in
So before you draw the lines for me, know this
Alone is not lonely
Noise is not a catalyst
I am home in my body
And this home is filled with more love than a house
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